Half Life 2 Tweak Guide

No_Style · Nov 25, 2004, 04:25 PM

Introduction

I have a secret shame to confess: I have never played the original Half Life. Ever.

I can already feel many of you becoming palpably angry at that comment: "Who the hell do you think you are, writing a Half Life 2 Tweak Guide – you've never even played the first one moron!"

Listen I can take your abuse and that mouse you just threw at me, but please don't judge this guide based on my shameful past. The truth is I've reformed my ways, and I'm now playing Half Life 2. Well I had no choice really. Unless you've been cowering in an Iraqi spider hole for the past few years you can't possibly have escaped the incredible build-up to Half Life 2, nor avoided being caught up in the hype prior to its release. As you all know by now the "Half Life 2 Release Saga" has had its fair share of twists and turns including theft of the source code, shifting release dates, Valve benchmarks which showed HL2 being run faster on ATI hardware, only to be countered by recent benchmarks which show no such thing, Steam problems, stuttering issues and the list goes on and on. We gamers have been through a lot to play this game.
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No_Style · Nov 25, 2004, 04:25 PM

I too share his secret shame.

qweqaz5 · Nov 25, 2004, 05:31 PM

Same here

FireElements · Nov 25, 2004, 06:14 PM

I'm just now playing Half-Life, since HL2 is stuttering too much for me.

Forbidden Donut · Nov 25, 2004, 08:48 PM

Heh heh. My shame may actually be worse: I played the original Half-Life, got bored with it, and gave it up. Didn't even get halfway through.

I am loving the second one though!

Nov 25, 2004, 04:25 PM	#1
No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	Half Life 2 Tweak Guide Introduction I have a secret shame to confess: I have never played the original Half Life. Ever. I can already feel many of you becoming palpably angry at that comment: "Who the hell do you think you are, writing a Half Life 2 Tweak Guide – you've never even played the first one moron!" Listen I can take your abuse and that mouse you just threw at me, but please don't judge this guide based on my shameful past. The truth is I've reformed my ways, and I'm now playing Half Life 2. Well I had no choice really. Unless you've been cowering in an Iraqi spider hole for the past few years you can't possibly have escaped the incredible build-up to Half Life 2, nor avoided being caught up in the hype prior to its release. As you all know by now the "Half Life 2 Release Saga" has had its fair share of twists and turns including theft of the source code, shifting release dates, Valve benchmarks which showed HL2 being run faster on ATI hardware, only to be countered by recent benchmarks which show no such thing, Steam problems, stuttering issues and the list goes on and on. We gamers have been through a lot to play this game. _______________ Read More/Source: TweakGuides.com __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here

Nov 25, 2004, 04:25 PM	Thread Starter #2
No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	I too share his secret shame. __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here

Nov 25, 2004, 08:48 PM	#5
Forbidden Donut DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 85 Rep Power: 0	Heh heh. My shame may actually be worse: I played the original Half-Life, got bored with it, and gave it up. Didn't even get halfway through. I am loving the second one though! __________________ Opteron 175 dual core 2.2ghz DFI LP SLI-DR 2x 1GB Mushkin Hi-Performance pc3200 Nvidia 8800GTX 80GB Maxtor Sata, 40GB WD HDD WindowsXP MCE 2005 Samsung SATA dvd-rw Soundblaster X-Fi Sparkle Power 550w psu

Nov 25, 2004, 05:31 PM	#3
qweqaz5 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 88 Rep Power: 0	Same here

Nov 25, 2004, 06:14 PM	#4
FireElements DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 189 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	I'm just now playing Half-Life, since HL2 is stuttering too much for me.